Police officers chosen to guard the 2012 Olympic flame as it makes its way around the country are to be given psychological counselling to help “reintegrate” them back into work once the tour is over, The Times can reveal. Twenty-eight hand-picked officers from the Metropolitan Police will run

Up to £1 million of vintage wine has been stolen from a Balls Brothers warehouse in East London, only a few days before it was due to be returned to investors. Six men disabled CCTV cameras and an alarm before breaking through a padlocked gate and then a shutter door to gain access to the wine

A teenage hitman thought to be Britain’s youngest contract killer was jailed for life today after he murdered a young mother for £200. Santre Sanchez Gayle, 16, was convicted yesterday of the murder of Gulistan Subasi, 26, last year — when he was 15 years old. Today he was told he must serve at

A teenage hitman thought to be Britain’s youngest contract killer is closely related to other murderers, it can be revealed for the first time. Santre Sanchez Gayle, who was convicted yesterday of the murder of Gulistan Subasi, 26, last year — when he was 15 years old — comes from a family of

Detectives have begun a formal investigation into allegations that Chris Huhne got his wife to take the blame for a speeding offence. The nature of the inquiry by Essex Police has intensified after it is believed that officers found paperwork relating to the speeding fine in March 2003. The

Chris Huhne has contacted Essex Police to help their inquiry into whether he tried to evade punishment for speeding. The force said yesterday that they wanted to question the Liberal Democrat Energy Secretary and his estranged wife, Vicky Pryce, over claims that she received penalty points on her

The type of bullet used to kill Jean Charles de Menezes, which is said to be more lethal than ordinary ammunition, has been issued to every firearms officer in London as police prepare for the Olympics and possible Mumbai style terrorist attacks. The bullets do not fragment on impact and are more

The police officer who struck and pushed over Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests may face a charge of manslaughter after an inquest jury found yesterday that the newspaper seller had been unlawfully killed. PC Simon Harwood “deliberately and intentionally” hit Mr Tomlinson with his baton and then

PC Simon Harwood should never have been anywhere near Ian Tomlinson on the day of the G20 demonstration. The officer had abandoned his post as the driver of a police van without the knowledge of his supervisors and then walked around the City of London with his baton raised on his shoulder, ready

Officers arrested 52 people in the crowds in central London to ensure the event passed smoothly, the police said today. Of those taken into custody 25 of them were accused of a breach of the peace with six drunk and disorderly and one 38-year-old man arrested for an alleged sexual assault. Among